1. Bryon and Mark are best friends who live with one another. Bryon is a large sixteen year old boy with dark hair and eyes who is into girls. On the other hand, Mark is rather small and compact with golden hair and eyes. He is very persuasive and always gets what he wants in life.
Who are the two young people Bryon meets at the hospital?
2. While at the hospital, Bryon sees an old friend of his named Cathy who is M&M's sister. He also ends up meeting Mike Chambers, a patient at the hospital who got beaten up by men in a fight.
What kind of relationship does Bryon have with Charlie?
3. Bryon and Charlie first met when Bryon used to go out with Charlie's sister. But even after they break up, Bryon and Charlie remain close friends who trust each other. Since Charlie is a bartender, he lets Bryon and Mark come to the bar where he works even though they are under age.
What happens at the dance?
4. At the dance, Mark and Curtis decide to go to the parking lot and drink some beers. While they are sitting on the car, an unfamiliar man comes up to them and starts yelling and wants to fight with Curtis. When Mark steps in between both of them, the strange man throws a glass bottle at Mark's head. Before Mark knows it, the whole side of his head is covered in blood and he is unconscious. Bryon figures out about the whole incident and rushes Mark to the hospital. He later finds out that Angela sent the man to pick a fight with Curtis for ignoring her, and that's when Mark got stuck in between the situation.
What does Bryon begin to discover in his private conversations with Mark?
5. During Bryon's private conversations with Mark, he discovers that Mark and he are growing further and further apart, yet they still feel as if they are brothers. Bryon also finds out that Mark does not consider Bryon's mom his mom even though they have lived in the same home. Another thing Bryon learns is that Mark's real dad was a cowboy.
What happened to Charlie? How do Bryon and Mark feel about it?
6. Charlie died after getting shot while trying to protect Bryon and Mark from two Texans. Bryon feels terrible about the situation and believes that Mark and he are to blame. In comparison, Mark thinks that these things just happen all the time and is less worried about the incident.
What do Mark and Cathy think of each other?
7. Mark and Cathy are not fond of one another. Both of them, in a way, are jealous of each other's relationship with Bryon. They frequently disagree with each other's opinions and actions.
What does Mark do to Angela?
8. When Angela passes out in Bryon's car, Mark starts cutting off most of Angela's beautiful blue-black hair for setting up Curtis and getting Mark badly injured in a fight.
In chapter seven, what does Bryon begin to discover about his good friend Mark?
9. In chapter seven of this book, Bryon begins to realize that Mark has been bringing home more money than usual. Both Bryon and his mother get suspicious, but they never bother to ask any questions. They assume he is getting all of the money from some gambling or poker games. They both find it hard to believe that Mark would ever steal the money.
What happens to Bryon at Terry Jone's house? How does his attitude change?
10. While Bryon is waiting for Terry and Mark at Terry Jone's house, Tim and Curly Shepard start punching Bryon for what Mark did to Angela's beautiful hair. While at the hospital, Bryon has a serious discussion with Mark and says that he doesn't want anyone to get even with the Shepard brothers for him. He says he is done getting even with people and starting more trouble.
In chapter nine, what happens to M&M? Why does this move Bryon?
11. After M&M runs away, Bryon and Cathy search for him in a hippie hangout place where he was supposedly spotted. After they find him there, they see how much he has physically changed and realize he is on drugs. As they talk to M&M, he starts rambling about the spiders and keeps on having hallucinations. This moves Bryon because he considers M&M like a younger brother to him ever since they grew closer when Bryon and Cathy dated.
What shocking discovery does Bryon make in Mark's bedroom (chapter 10)? What does he do?
12. When Bryon reaches under Mark's bed for cigarettes, he discovers hundreds of drugs that he assumes Mark is selling for extra money. At this time. Bryon is confused and shocked. Though he is torn by loyalty, he decides to call the cops on his dearest friend Mark.
How does Bryon's relationship with his friends and his attitude towards life completely change?
13. Bryon's relationship with his friends has totally changed. He has no communication going on with anyone anymore and feels all alone. Bryon and Cathy split up and he doesn't visit Mark who is still extremely furious with Bryon. In addition, his attitude towards life has changed as well. Bryon has no feelings and truly doesn't care about anything that is going on around him. He has many emotions moving inside of his head at one hundred miles per hour and he has no idea how to deal with them.
How does Bryon feel at the end of the book?
14. At the end of the book, Bryon feels all mixed up and confused. He doesn't care about anyone or anything. He has given up on life.
What do you think about this book and what life lesson does it teach?
15. I think that this book is definitely one of my favorites. The book itself is written very well because it always kept me wanting to read more. It taught me that times were definetely rough back then and you had to truly work hard for everything you wanted. I also realized that in that time there were a lot of fights and beating up to get even with one another. But, it did show me that no matter what you always need that one person that you can trust and be completely honest with. This book made me realize that even the best of friends have their problems but you have to work through it and learn to deal with them.
That Was Then, This Is Now
By:Julia Riccitelli
Who are Bryon and Mark?
1. Bryon and Mark are best friends who live with one another. Bryon is a large sixteen year old boy with dark hair and eyes who is into girls. On the other hand, Mark is rather small and compact with golden hair and eyes. He is very persuasive and always gets what he wants in life.
Who are the two young people Bryon meets at the hospital?
2. While at the hospital, Bryon sees an old friend of his named Cathy who is M&M's sister. He also ends up meeting Mike Chambers, a patient at the hospital who got beaten up by men in a fight.
What kind of relationship does Bryon have with Charlie?
3. Bryon and Charlie first met when Bryon used to go out with Charlie's sister. But even after they break up, Bryon and Charlie remain close friends who trust each other. Since Charlie is a bartender, he lets Bryon and Mark come to the bar where he works even though they are under age.
What happens at the dance?
4. At the dance, Mark and Curtis decide to go to the parking lot and drink some beers. While they are sitting on the car, an unfamiliar man comes up to them and starts yelling and wants to fight with Curtis. When Mark steps in between both of them, the strange man throws a glass bottle at Mark's head. Before Mark knows it, the whole side of his head is covered in blood and he is unconscious. Bryon figures out about the whole incident and rushes Mark to the hospital. He later finds out that Angela sent the man to pick a fight with Curtis for ignoring her, and that's when Mark got stuck in between the situation.
What does Bryon begin to discover in his private conversations with Mark?
5. During Bryon's private conversations with Mark, he discovers that Mark and he are growing further and further apart, yet they still feel as if they are brothers. Bryon also finds out that Mark does not consider Bryon's mom his mom even though they have lived in the same home. Another thing Bryon learns is that Mark's real dad was a cowboy.
What happened to Charlie? How do Bryon and Mark feel about it?
6. Charlie died after getting shot while trying to protect Bryon and Mark from two Texans. Bryon feels terrible about the situation and believes that Mark and he are to blame. In comparison, Mark thinks that these things just happen all the time and is less worried about the incident.
What do Mark and Cathy think of each other?
7. Mark and Cathy are not fond of one another. Both of them, in a way, are jealous of each other's relationship with Bryon. They frequently disagree with each other's opinions and actions.
What does Mark do to Angela?
8. When Angela passes out in Bryon's car, Mark starts cutting off most of Angela's beautiful blue-black hair for setting up Curtis and getting Mark badly injured in a fight.
In chapter seven, what does Bryon begin to discover about his good friend Mark?
9. In chapter seven of this book, Bryon begins to realize that Mark has been bringing home more money than usual. Both Bryon and his mother get suspicious, but they never bother to ask any questions. They assume he is getting all of the money from some gambling or poker games. They both find it hard to believe that Mark would ever steal the money.
What happens to Bryon at Terry Jone's house? How does his attitude change?
10. While Bryon is waiting for Terry and Mark at Terry Jone's house, Tim and Curly Shepard start punching Bryon for what Mark did to Angela's beautiful hair. While at the hospital, Bryon has a serious discussion with Mark and says that he doesn't want anyone to get even with the Shepard brothers for him. He says he is done getting even with people and starting more trouble.
In chapter nine, what happens to M&M? Why does this move Bryon?
11. After M&M runs away, Bryon and Cathy search for him in a hippie hangout place where he was supposedly spotted. After they find him there, they see how much he has physically changed and realize he is on drugs. As they talk to M&M, he starts rambling about the spiders and keeps on having hallucinations. This moves Bryon because he considers M&M like a younger brother to him ever since they grew closer when Bryon and Cathy dated.
What shocking discovery does Bryon make in Mark's bedroom (chapter 10)? What does he do?
12. When Bryon reaches under Mark's bed for cigarettes, he discovers hundreds of drugs that he assumes Mark is selling for extra money. At this time. Bryon is confused and shocked. Though he is torn by loyalty, he decides to call the cops on his dearest friend Mark.
How does Bryon's relationship with his friends and his attitude towards life completely change?
13. Bryon's relationship with his friends has totally changed. He has no communication going on with anyone anymore and feels all alone. Bryon and Cathy split up and he doesn't visit Mark who is still extremely furious with Bryon. In addition, his attitude towards life has changed as well. Bryon has no feelings and truly doesn't care about anything that is going on around him. He has many emotions moving inside of his head at one hundred miles per hour and he has no idea how to deal with them.
How does Bryon feel at the end of the book?
14. At the end of the book, Bryon feels all mixed up and confused. He doesn't care about anyone or anything. He has given up on life.
What do you think about this book and what life lesson does it teach?
15. I think that this book is definitely one of my favorites. The book itself is written very well because it always kept me wanting to read more. It taught me that times were definetely rough back then and you had to truly work hard for everything you wanted. I also realized that in that time there were a lot of fights and beating up to get even with one another. But, it did show me that no matter what you always need that one person that you can trust and be completely honest with. This book made me realize that even the best of friends have their problems but you have to work through it and learn to deal with them.